Three-member committee to resolve hockey affairs

The Indian Olympic Association has set up a three-member committee to resolve the issue of how best to run the affairs of hockey in the country.

The two warring bodies – Hockey India and the Indian Hockey Federation – have been asked to present their case before the committee on August 21. The three-member committee, set up following directions from the International Hockey Federation last month, comprises the former Wrestling Federation of India president G.S. Mander, the Indian Weightlifting Federation president Birendra Prasad Baishya and the Handball Federation of India secretary-general S.M. Bali. The committee will submit its report on August 31.

Revealing this on the sidelines of a function to honour the Olympic medallists in the Capital on Friday, the IOA President V.K. Malhotra said, “It is high time we resolved the hockey mess and moved on. We are hoping that something concrete comes out by the month-end.”

It is weird that three guys from the WFI,have been deputed to solve this mess.The comitee should have included eminent/respected sportspersons like Pargat Singh,or Zafar Iqbal,&a rep from sports ministry,

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rajesh

Posted on: Aug 18, 2012 at 14:40 IST

Another case of sweeping the problem under the carpet.How come there is no hockey player in the committee? Will the wrestling and handball representatives be able to understand the finer nuances of the game,especially the technical and skill aspects,to be able to frame policies for the game's advancement? Why all this hogwash? The babus don't want to let go of the golden(?)goose!